International Law

These are some of the things I've been tweeting about over the weekend:

• according to @tweetcalories http://www.tweetcalories.com/ i've burned 58.71 calories tweeting today http://post.ly/gCHt
• danah boyd (@zephoria) says "Facebook is a utility; utilities get regulated" http://j.mp/cSmCl3
• in an op-ed piece for the new york times, stephen l carter asks, "Can Kagan Share a Bench With Scalia?" http://j.mp/bhwGXa
• for crikey's curtain call blog, @thetowncrier looks at "Gays and theatre: maybe they SHOULD just stay in the closet" http://j.mp/aJUEkz
• an interesting development ... "New ?OpenID Connect? Proposal Could Solve Many of the Social Web?s Woes" http://j.mp/9bGMsr
• here is a different take on politicians and social media ... "Social media cheapens pols and TV news shows" http://j.mp/9BOdQr
• peter dutton seems to lurch from one disaster to another ... "Dutton defends mining shares purchase" http://j.mp/cRxs36
• @thetowncrier on "Why journos need to get grubby in PR: talkin' to The Kids" http://j.mp/b0IOpx
• woody allen's latest film sounds intriguing ... "Cannes: Woody Allen Mulls Mortality in 'Tall Dark Stranger'" http://j.mp/9yskLh
• slate's jacob weisberg (@jacobwe) on "Why iPad apps won't help magazines" http://j.mp/auRKr5
• this could be very big ... "BitTorrent Aims for the Live Video Web" http://j.mp/bwRPkM
• hear, hear! ... "Enough with the Facebook whining already!" http://j.mp/9tyDN7
• this is good news ... "Twitter Improves Trending Topic Algorithm: Bye Bye, Bieber!" http://j.mp/a1SFFA
• now this is awkward ... "Argentinian Politician's Proposal For New Anti-Plagiarism Law Plagiarizes Wikipedia" http://j.mp/asxDwP
• this will definitely be worth following ... "Have you say on cyber safety: Parliamentary enquiry gets underway" http://j.mp/bLUeFj
• fascinating explanation from peter serafinowicz in gizmodo as to "Why I Steal Movies? Even Ones I'm In" http://j.mp/bb3YHd
• some damage control after his "straight jacket" article ... "Stung by Bigotry Slur, Newsweek Writer to Visit 'Glee' Set" http://j.mp/aCWcda
• my time has come! ... "Why You Shouldn't Trust Anyone in Politics Over 50" http://j.mp/brozQ0
• slate has an amusing, satirical look at elena kagan's supreme court nomination questionnaire http://j.mp/cWqcQT
• former variety film critic todd mccarthy is now at indie wire http://blogs.indiewire.com/toddmccarthy/
• i am really looking forward to this ... "Joss Whedon Talks 'Glee,' but Not 'Avengers'" http://j.mp/azdEZ6 #glee
• time launches newsfeed http://newsfeed.time.com/
• more controversy surrounding roman polanski ... "A More Complicated Polanski Accusation" http://j.mp/czlo1j
• another missed opportunity for yahoo ... "The Fire Eagle Flies. Tom Coates The Latest To Leave Yahoo?s Nest" http://j.mp/9AhxOD
• trying out itweetreply 2 http://www.itweetreply.com/ /cc @itweetreply
• the brilliant conservative lawyer miguel estrada supports elena kagan (even though democrats blocked his nomination) http://post.ly/g4Hy
• i'm still keen to see wall street 2: money never sleeps ... even if oliver stone has gone soft http://j.mp/a5Z2Qn
• "wall street 2: money never sleeps" gets some mediocre reviews http://bit.ly/djfPdh http://bit.ly/9of2wE http://bit.ly/a6oPwo
• the wachowski siblings (yes, they are no longer brothers) to direct an iraq war, 'hard r' gay romantic drama" http://j.mp/b2LjHg
• another interesting dmca notice ... "Filming Transformers 3 Being Filmed Violates Copyright, Studio Claims" http://j.mp/bGfe85
• an interesting op-ed piece in the new york times on "The Battle for the Internet" http://j.mp/97wtOK
• a look back at elena kagan's grades (torts way my worst subject too) ... "A Portrait of the Nominee As a Young Student" http://j.mp/clS9P8
• i can't believe nbc has axed law & order http://j.mp/d9dzN5
• My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Glee Cast (45), The Magnetic Fields (37) and Joanna Newsom (30) http://bit.ly/dbQF7L
• i'm a little surprised, but also intrigued, by this announcement ... "Seven to launch The X Factor" http://j.mp/cmJr1p
• i wasn't expecting to read a review beginning with ... "Shrek Forever After is, easily, the best sequel in the series." http://j.mp/bZXxB5

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